Elon Musk's coverage is restricted for certain journalists on Twitter
In a series of recent events, Elon Musk, Twitter, and several journalists found themselves at the centre of a storm. On Wednesday, Twitter suspended the account @ElonJet, which tracked Musk's private jet using publicly available information. The owner of the account, Jack Sweeney, a 20-year-old student, also had his personal account suspended. The suspensions followed claims by Musk that a 'stalker' had used live location sharing to locate and confront a car carrying his children in Los Angeles. Twitter's head of trust and safety, Ella Irwin, announced a new regulation that forbids sharing online location information on Twitter or links to third-party URLs of travel maps. Irwin stated that Twitter will suspend any accounts that violate its privacy policies and put other users at risk, without making exceptions for journalists or any other accounts. The suspensions have raised concerns among journalists, with Donie O'Sullivan from CNN stating that the suspensions could have a chilling effect on reporters, especially those who cover Musk's other companies. CNN, along with other media outlets such as The New York Times, The Washington Post, Mashable, The Intercept, and individual journalists like Aaron Rupar and Tony Webster, have expressed their concerns over the impulsive and unjustified suspensions. The New York Times called the suspensions 'suspicious and unfavorable,' and neither the paper nor reporter Ryan Mac received any explanation for the action. Twitter spokesperson confirmed the ban, citing the violation of Twitter's rules against doxxing. Elon Musk did not comment directly on the suspensions but stated that criticising him is acceptable, but doxxing his real-time location and endangering his family is not. The ongoing debate about 'blacklisting' following the Twitter Files is also a significant factor in this context. The specific Twitter user who permanently blocked journalist accounts reporting on Musk has not been identified or named in the available search results. Interestingly, Twitter's new regulation also affected Mastodon, an alternative to Twitter since Musk bought it for $44bn in October. However, the suspension of Mastodon's account is not explicitly stated in the paragraph, but it is implied by the context of the article. In response to the suspensions, Musk has pledged to take legal action against Sweeney and 'companies who supported harm to my family.' The future of these suspensions and Twitter's relationship with journalists and other accounts remains uncertain.
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